Bolivia Meeting | 10/6/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Project Introduction

Assessment trip 1

Water testing

Highly contaminated open pit wells

Community communication and involvement

Assessment trip 2

Preparation

Spanish lessons

Fundraising

Filter testing and designs

Community outreach

Congressmen for the Departmeno Beni in La Paz

Representatives of the Gran Consejo Tsimane

Mayor of San Borja

City and community Engineers

The Campo Bello community

Requested that we help them build a latrine system near the local school

Our group members obliged with the help from the community

Plan

Hygene education workshops

Importance of hand washing

Demonstrations

Tippy Tap

Soap and water soda bottle hand washing device

Home visits

Pilot filter testing

Very informative community members were highly effective when we need to gather materials

As much community involvement as possible

They participated in

Gathering and identifying materials

Preparing filters

Preparing the materials

Assembling and building the filters

Establish our project as an independent program from the THLHP (the anthropology project)

Now

Reflect on the trip

New planning

Regional planning in the Tsimane area

Re-evaluate the role we plan on continuing for each village/city

Coordinate more with regional governments

Evaluate appropriate technologies for the communities

What we need for the future

Leadership

Members

Vice Project Lead

Education Chair

Public Relations head

EWB-USA Coordinator

We are looking for the next travel team for next year!